Whatever you do, do not compare St. Paul’s quartet of recent High School graduates to Vampire Weekend. They hate that. Instead, pay attention to the breezy guitar parts and tight rhythms combining for a fun and effortless indie romp and realize that none of these guys could buy you a beer.

Fun Fact: The members of Hippo Campus use code names for each other on stage and strive for anonymity online, a strategy they learned from one of their influences WU LYF; “They put out one record, and basically they built their whole following and gained credibility for how little people know about them.”

Besides having the names of two out standing KCRW DJs (Anne Litt and Liza Richardson for the uninitiated) Liza Anne has the talent, superbly haunting vocals and beautiful songwriting to leave Austin, TX with some major momentum.

The Nashville-based songwriter studied music at Belmont University but it’s definitely her hometown that seeps through her sound, adding just a dash of twang to keep songs like “Room” in the front of your mind.